National market update

WASHINGTON (February 21, 2013) - Existing-home sales edged up in January, while a seller's market is developing and home prices continue to rise steadily above year-ago levels, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Sales rose in every region but the West, which is the region most constrained by limited inventory. More...
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Fourth Quarter Metro Area Home Prices Show Strongest Performance in Seven Years

WASHINGTON (February 11, 2013) - A growing number of metropolitan areas had higher median home prices in the fourth quarter, with the national price showing the strongest year-over-year increase in seven years, according to the latest quarterly report by the National Association of Realtors®. More...Read more

New home sales ()

National economic indicators

Home ownership

4th Qtr 12

4th Qtr 11

The homeownership rate in the fourth quarter 2012 (65.4 percent) was lower than the fourth quarter 2011 rate (66.0 percent).

New home sales

Jan 13

+15.6%

Dec 12

-3.8%

Sales of new single-family houses in January 2013 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 437,000. This is 15.6 percent (+/- 18.9%)* above the revised December 2012 estimate of 378,000.

Source: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

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Regional market updates

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Click on the links below to view data from two different industry sources. Choose information on local prices & state sales from any of 178 metropolitan housing markets prepared by the National Association of REALTORS® or information on sales & price activity from local area markets in 25 states prepared by Clarus MarketMetrics.

The Corekin Team

Home Ownership matters…to people, to communities, and to America. Why? • For every two homes sold, one job is created in the U.S. • Each purchase generates as much as $60,000 in economic activity over time. Read more

Buying is now cheaper than renting in 74 percent of the nation’s largest cities. Low home prices and “rock-bottom” interest rates as well as tax advantages of homeownership are the reasons why it’s now cheaper to BUY a 2-bdrm home than to rent one. Check out this CNN Money article with the details. Read more

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